задух

See also: задув

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

  • задуха f (zaduha) (dialectal, of sense 3&4)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zaduxъ. Equivalent to за- (za-) +‎ дух (duh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzadox]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

за́дух • (záduh) m

  1. shortness of breath
  2. (colloquial) asthma
    Synonym: астма (astma)
  3. sweltering heat
    Synonyms: зной (znoj), же́га (žéga)
  4. fug, frowst, foul air
    Synonym: застоя́л въ́здух (zastojál vǎ́zduh)

Declension

Declension of за́дух
singular
indefinite за́дух
záduh
definite
(subject form) 		за́духът
záduhǎt
definite
(object form) 		за́духа
záduha
  • задушване (zadušvane, “suffocation”)
  • удушаване (udušavane, “choking, strangulation”)

References

  • “задух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “задух”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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